Hitting a overclocking wall. Any advice???

dario03 · 10-26-2007, 04:18 PM

I had a thread like this before but I was using stock hsf and had higher temps. Now I have a new CoolerMaster Hyper TX2 hsf and have been trying to overclock my skt939 amdx2 3800 with it. I can run 2.8ghz with 1.2v at ~45* for 8 hours. Problem is I can't go any higher, even if I set it to 1.4v it will fail orthos after 6 minutes and get to 54*.

I've tried loosening the timings on the ram with no luck. The ram is running a 3/5 divider but I've been told thats okay on this kind of chip, is it?

Is there anything else I could try?

Preacher · 10-26-2007, 07:10 PM

Try 1.3 Voltage.

dario03 · 10-26-2007, 08:52 PM

I've tried 1.2, 1.25, 1.3, 1.35, 1.4 voltage all fail after ~6 minutes. I'm not sure how high I can go safely but if I can higher than I'll try that.

thirdshiftdj · 10-26-2007, 10:44 PM

it's still a good OC regardless. That could be all the juice you have in it.

Nagasama · 10-27-2007, 02:47 AM

2.8 with a s939 3800 is pretty much as far as it will go. i give props for making it that far! wo0t he(( yeah!

Preacher · 10-27-2007, 10:35 AM

Gratz for getting that far

!

dario03 · 10-27-2007, 02:15 PM

Sighhhh I'm afraid you guys are right. 1.425 allowed for me to run it for 12 minutes but it still failed and I don't want to try any more volts since it was peaking at 60*. When I started overclocking the chip I got my hopes up for a 3.0ghz since I can run 2.8 with lower than stock volts. Now I'm sad I wasted so much time tweaking everything when the very first time I turned the chip on I had 2.8ghz since I forgot to take off my overclock from my last chip.

Oh well at least my video card runs cooler now that I have the case temps down.

But I still need to know if having a 3/5 ram divider is ok?

10-26-2007, 04:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
dario03 Monster Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,477	Hitting a overclocking wall. Any advice??? I had a thread like this before but I was using stock hsf and had higher temps. Now I have a new CoolerMaster Hyper TX2 hsf and have been trying to overclock my skt939 amdx2 3800 with it. I can run 2.8ghz with 1.2v at ~45* for 8 hours. Problem is I can't go any higher, even if I set it to 1.4v it will fail orthos after 6 minutes and get to 54*. I've tried loosening the timings on the ram with no luck. The ram is running a 3/5 divider but I've been told thats okay on this kind of chip, is it? Is there anything else I could try? __________________ Intel e2180 @ 3.3ghz, Cooler Master Hyper TX2 92MM, Abit IP35-V, 6gb OCZ ddr2 800, OCZ StealthXStream 600W, X-Infinity case (silver with blue led) EVGA 8800GT. 3dmark06 = ~12,000 "Now I lay my computer down to sleep, I pray the hard drive my files to keep, If I should lose power before I save, I pray the hard drive my backups to take" The Techies' Bible - Dario 1:1

10-26-2007, 07:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Preacher Master Techie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ra'anana, Israel Posts: 2,279	Re: Hitting a overclocking wall. Any advice??? Try 1.3 Voltage. __________________

10-26-2007, 08:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
dario03 Monster Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,477	Re: Hitting a overclocking wall. Any advice??? I've tried 1.2, 1.25, 1.3, 1.35, 1.4 voltage all fail after ~6 minutes. I'm not sure how high I can go safely but if I can higher than I'll try that. __________________ Intel e2180 @ 3.3ghz, Cooler Master Hyper TX2 92MM, Abit IP35-V, 6gb OCZ ddr2 800, OCZ StealthXStream 600W, X-Infinity case (silver with blue led) EVGA 8800GT. 3dmark06 = ~12,000 "Now I lay my computer down to sleep, I pray the hard drive my files to keep, If I should lose power before I save, I pray the hard drive my backups to take" The Techies' Bible - Dario 1:1

10-26-2007, 10:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
thirdshiftdj up, up, down, down Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lowell,Ma Posts: 3,031	Re: Hitting a overclocking wall. Any advice??? it's still a good OC regardless. That could be all the juice you have in it. __________________ *Nothing left but watercooling, what should I do?* Last edited by thirdshiftdj; 10-26-2007 at 10:46 PM.

10-27-2007, 02:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
Nagasama Master of the Donkeypunch Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: your mom's house Posts: 5,689	Re: Hitting a overclocking wall. Any advice??? 2.8 with a s939 3800 is pretty much as far as it will go. i give props for making it that far! wo0t he(( yeah! __________________ q9450~3.75 very fast ghz~~asus P5Q Deluxe~~2 x 2gb OCZ reaper 1066~ ~Sapphire HD4870 1gb~ * folding rig * AMD x2 3600 @ 2.95ghz : 2gb OCZ ddr2 800 : EVGA 8800gts 512 : Asus M3A78-EM 780g

10-27-2007, 10:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
Preacher Master Techie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ra'anana, Israel Posts: 2,279	Re: Hitting a overclocking wall. Any advice??? Gratz for getting that far ! __________________

10-27-2007, 02:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
dario03 Monster Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,477	Re: Hitting a overclocking wall. Any advice??? Sighhhh I'm afraid you guys are right. 1.425 allowed for me to run it for 12 minutes but it still failed and I don't want to try any more volts since it was peaking at 60*. When I started overclocking the chip I got my hopes up for a 3.0ghz since I can run 2.8 with lower than stock volts. Now I'm sad I wasted so much time tweaking everything when the very first time I turned the chip on I had 2.8ghz since I forgot to take off my overclock from my last chip. Oh well at least my video card runs cooler now that I have the case temps down. But I still need to know if having a 3/5 ram divider is ok? __________________ Intel e2180 @ 3.3ghz, Cooler Master Hyper TX2 92MM, Abit IP35-V, 6gb OCZ ddr2 800, OCZ StealthXStream 600W, X-Infinity case (silver with blue led) EVGA 8800GT. 3dmark06 = ~12,000 "Now I lay my computer down to sleep, I pray the hard drive my files to keep, If I should lose power before I save, I pray the hard drive my backups to take" The Techies' Bible - Dario 1:1

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